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Tetanus: A report of two cases and review of literature – A continuing threat to the elderly in Japan

Contemporary Clinical Dentistry, 2017
Tetanus has become rare in industrialized countries, largely due to the effectiveness of immunization. However, the elderly are susceptible to tetanus because many have not received primary immunization; the incidence of tetanus in Japan is still 120 ...
Tsutomu Sugiura, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Masatoshi Sato, Tadaaki Kirita   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Well‐Defined α(2,8)‐ and α(2,9)‐Linked Oligosialosides

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
Well‐defined α(2,8)‐ and α(2,9)‐linked oligosialic acids of different lengths can be prepared by employing recombinant bacterial polysialyltransferases in combination with chemically modified CMP‐Neu5Ac derivatives. After transfer, a sialoside is formed bearing an artificial entity, which blocks further glycosylation.
Jelle A. Fok, Keshav Kishor, Mehman I. Bunyatov, Gerlof P. Bosman, Geert‐Jan Boons   +4 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Tetanus and Diphtheria Seroprotection among Children Younger Than 15 Years in Nigeria, 2018: Who Are the Unprotected Children?

Vaccines, 2023
Serological surveys provide an objective biological measure of population immunity, and tetanus serological surveys can also assess vaccination coverage.
Rania A. Tohme, Heather M. Scobie, Oyeladun Okunromade, Temitope Olaleye, Faisal Shuaib, Tunde Jegede, Ridwan Yahaya, Ndodo Nnaemeka, Bola Lawal, Abiodun Egwuenu, Nishanth Parameswaran, Gretchen Cooley, Qian An, Melissa Coughlin, Bassey B. Okposen, Ifedayo Adetifa, Omotayo Bolu, Chikwe Ihekweazu   +17 more
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Profil Kasus Tetanus Anak di RS Prof. Dr. R.D. Kandou Manado

Sari Pediatri, 2016
Latar belakang.Insiden dan angka kematian tetanus anak masih cukup tinggi di Indonesia. Di Bagian Ilmu Kesehatan Anak RSCM Jakarta, dari tahun 1990 sampai 1993 dirawat rata-rata 20,3 kasus tetanus anak per tahun dengan case fatality rate(CFR) berkisar ...
Novie H. Rampengan, Yose Pangestu, S.N.N Tatura, T.H Rampengan   +3 more
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Healthcare personnel’s attitude and coverage about tetanus vaccination in Turkey: a multicenter study

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2022
The tetanus vaccine is not routinely given to Turkish adults. Protective tetanus immunity decreases with age. Health-care personnel (HCPs), who are role models in the field of health, are a target group in order to achieve a higher rate of tetanus ...
Derya Seyman, Ayşegül Seremet Keskin, Emine Küçükateş, Mehmet Reşat Ceylan, Gülnur Kul, Selma Tosun, Ayşe Ferdane Oğuzöncül, Özlem Zanapalıoğlu Gazel, Hanife Uzar, Serhat Uysal, Işıl Deniz Aliravcı, Sibel Yıldız Kaya, Mustafa Uğuz, Müçteba Can, Burcu Çalışkan Demirkıran, Halil Kul, Emine Yeşilyurt Şölen, Hüseyin Can, Mustafa Deniz, Bülent Altuntaş   +19 more
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Conflicting Clinical Presentation of Infection with Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium perfringens in a 5-Month-Old Infant

Journal of Pediatrics: Clinical Practice
We present a 5-month-old infant with a 1-day history of poor feeding and sudden progression into generalized weakness including septic shock syndrome after consumption of homemade food. Botulism and sepsis symptoms could be explained by the presence of a
Barbara Schaub, MD, Carolyn Luhman-Lunt, MD, Andrea Ott, MD, Maren Krüger, DSc, Martin Skiba, PhD, Sylvia Worbs, PhD, Brigitte G. Dorner, PhD, Michael Buettcher, MD, Martin B. Dorner, PhD   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinician awareness of tetanus-diphtheria vaccination in trauma patients: a questionnaire study

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2012
Background Most trauma patients visit the hospital via the emergency department. They are at high risk for tetanus infection because many trauma patients are wounded.
Yoon Young-Hoon, Moon Sung-Woo, Choi Sung-Hyuk, Cho Young-Duck, Kim Jung-Youn, Kwak Young Ho   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tetanus immunization among healthcare professionals: cross-sectional study in Turkey

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2022
Introduction: Vaccine-preventable diseases can be effectively managed through timely vaccine booster doses. In this study, the tetanus vaccination status of healthcare professionals and their level of knowledge about tetanus vaccination were ...
Merve Sefa Sayar, Mustafa Özgür Akca, Ali Asan, Ali Gümüş, Sibel Yorulmaz Göktaş, İsmail Necati Hakyemez, Özgür Dağlı, Çınar Öztürk   +7 more
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Infant rhesus macaques as a non-human primate model of Bordetella pertussis infection

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background The prevalent resurgence of pertussis has recently become a critical public health problem worldwide. To understand pertussis pathogenesis and the host response to both the pathogen and vaccines, a suitable pertussis animal model, particularly
Wenwen Jiang, Chen Wei, Dachao Mou, Weilun Zuo, Jiangli Liang, Xiao Ma, Lichan Wang, Na Gao, Qin Gu, Peng Luo, Yan Ma, Jingyan Li, Shuyuan Liu, Li Shi, Mingbo Sun   +14 more
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Penggunaan Anti Tetanus Serum dan Human Tetanus Immunoglobulin pada Tetanus Anak

Sari Pediatri, 2016
Latar belakang. Salah satu pilar terapi kasus tetanus adalah netralisasi toksin tetanus dalam sirkulasi. Terdapat dua pilihan terapi netralisasi toksin, yaitu anti tetanus serum (ATS) yang berasal dari serum kuda dan human tetanus immunoglobulin (HTIG ...
Martinus M. Leman, Alan R. Tumbelaka
doaj   +1 more source